FDI LIMIT FOR INSURANCE SECTOR RAISED FROM 74 TO 100 PER CENT

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..... FDI LIMIT FOR INSURANCE SECTOR RAISED FROM 74 TO 100 PER CENT
Budget
Dated:- 1-2-2025

FORUM FOR REGULATORY COORDINATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PENSION PRODUCTS TO BE SET UP: UNION BUDGET 2025-26 ROLL OUT OF REVAMPED CENTRAL KYC REGISTRY PLANNED IN 2025 PROCEDURES FOR SPEEDY APPROVAL OF COMPANY MERGERS TO BE RATIONALIZED, PROCESS TO BE MADE SIMPLER Budget 2025-26 aims to initiate transf .....

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..... ormative reforms across six domains which will augment our growth potential and global competitiveness during the next five years, the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister said while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Parliament today. One of these domains is Financial Sector which encompasses sectors like Insurance, Pensions, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) and so forth. FDI .....

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..... in Insurance Sector Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman informed that the FDI limit for the insurance sector will be raised from 74 to 100 per cent. This enhanced limit will be available for those companies which invest the entire premium in India. The current guardrails and conditionalities associated with foreign investment will be reviewed and simplified. Pension Sector A forum for regulatory coordinati .....

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..... on and development of pension products will be set up, the Union Finance Minister stated. KYC Simplification To implement the earlier announcement on simplifying the KYC process, the revamped Central KYC Registry will be rolled out in 2025, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said. A streamlined system for periodic updating will also be implemented. Merger of Companies The Union Finance Minister also said .....

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..... that requirements and procedures for speedy approval of company mergers will be rationalized. The scope for fast-track mergers will also be widened and the process will be made simpler. Bilateral Investment Treaties To encourage sustained foreign investment and in the spirit of 'first develop India', the current model BIT will be revamped and made more investor-friendly, the Union Finance Minis .....

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